There are a lot of bands and musicians in the style of dissonant, technical or avant-garde death/black metal that can create interesting and original textures, but not many that can powerfully grab your attention and create an everlasting impression like Australia’s one man death metal powerhouse Convulsing. Having already delivered two acclaimed albums in 2016′ Errata (where the artist behind the project had layed his convictions upfront in the form of a note that says ‘make art/reject fascism‘) and 2018’s Grievous, the third long awated album from Convulsing came suddenly and unexpectedly in the 1st of March.
The first thing you’ll notice after hitting play is that the tone of the album is a little different compared to the more ‘cavernous’ sounding previous two albums. A bit of the heaviness is dialled down and the guitars sound… Greyer and more saturated in a way, reflecting the abstract, smeared black-and-white cover.
As you can expect, the music stays brutal and unrelenting as much as complex and weird, which in turn creates a more unsettling, post(?) modern impression of alienation and internal dissonance, themes that Convulsing touches lyrically as well. To be perfectly clear, this is a masterclass in riffing and composition, and what’s really impressive is that there is also great clarity in the execution, which makes the album flow beautifully despite (or because of?) all the tightly controlled chaos.
Convulsing expands and breaks free from death metal in many moments throughout the album, introducing elements from avant-garde black metal, progressive metal, math rock or even quieter melodic parts, as evidenced in the album’s self-titled track which closes the album in the most epic way.
What’s more to say, honestly? Perdurance is a huge, huge triumph for Convulsing and we’re honestly psyched and proud to upload it. It’s the kind of album that keeps metal music being interesting and fresh.
⚔️ CONVULSING ⚔️
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